Ben Simmons drops hammer on Sixers: 'We've been bulls****ing’

Ben Simmons drops hammer on Sixers: 'We've been bulls****ing’

There’s no sugarcoating just how poorly the Philadelphia 76ers played in their 122-97 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. It was just an ugly performance across the board but was also one the players are taking full ownership of.

The Sixers shot just 20 percent from beyond the arc and had 27 turnovers while being outscored 71-50 in the second half. After the game, Ben Simmons addressed the current state of the team, and as Noah Levick of NBC Sports Philadelphia revealed, he stated the team has been playing soft in a strong quote.

“We’ve been playing soft,” Simmons told reporters. “We’ve been bulls—-ing.”

Joel Embiid went on to agree with his teammate, stating that he’s sure “everybody can agree that we were soft” in the loss.

The Sixers simply couldn’t get anything going on this night and Embiid, who’s been red-hot this season, had just eight field goal attempts en route to 16 points. There were a variety of areas of concern, but the Nets essentially did whatever they wanted offensively, scoring 104 of their points over the final three quarters.

Philly has a chance to bounce back on the road in a nationally televised game against the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. They’ll hope to pick up their first road win of the year in the process as well.